OPTIMIZATION AND THE MATCHING LAW AS ACCOUNTS OF INSTRUMENTAL BEHAVIOR
- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
- Vol. 36 (3), 387-403
- https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.1981.36-387
Abstract
The interaction between instrumental behavior and environment can be conveniently described at a molar level as a feedback system. Two different possible theories, the matching law and optimization, ...Keywords
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